Dental Services

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Beaver Creek Institution - Medium

Trade agreement: This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: lowest priced compliant bid.

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers.

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.

Security Requirements: This contract includes security requirements.

Nature of Requirements:

The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.

The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement to provide every inmate with essential health care and reasonable access to non-essential mental health care including dental services. All dental equipment and supplies are provided by the Institution.

Objectives: The Contractor must provide primary dental care, including x-rays and health promotion, to inmates that complies with relevant federal legislation, provincial standards and CSC policies and guidelines.

Dental services must be provided to inmates in collaboration with the institutions’ multi-disciplinary health

services teams that includes but is not limited to, Nurses, Institutional Physicians, Psychologists,

Dietitians and other allied health professionals.

Deliverables:

Provide up to 1,024 hours of service per year (averaging 19.5 hours per week) at Beaver Creek Institution – Medium.

Proposed Dentist must provide their own Dental Assistant.

The work will be performed and delivered in English.

Term of Contract:

Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020 with the option to renew for three (3) additional one-year periods.

File Number: 21422-23-3109122

Contracting Authority: Shane Collins

Telephone number: 613-536-4570

Facsimile number: 613-536-4571

E-mail: shane.collins@csc-scc.gc.ca 

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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).

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